I like your assertion on P's situation, and its probably the most likely truth to whats going on. Once a romantic always a romantic. I think it affected his psyche. He is a gemeini and has two sides, one the workaholic musical genius, the other the husband and lover, which usually suffers with someone of his stature.
<Moderaotr: He should of listened to this Dad in Purple Rain. "Don't Get Married". It's simple and sweet :-D -Derek> -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of NuPwrSoul Sent: Wednesday, August 23, 2006 9:58 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Re: NPNY: For the Prince historians... I don't know if money is an issue... sometimes he certainly seems to spending it left and right--the $70,000/month rent for that fake 3121 house (although I would think that Universal paid for it since it was part of THEIR promotional contest)... but he seems pretty shrewd when it comes to money--like his decision to bulldoze both houses in Chanhassen rather than pay high property taxes on them. As far as band members, don't know what he does now, but I seem to remember reading an interview with Blackwell which said P sometimes pays a retainer to keep them on call, but it's usually a nominal fee. OR if he's not using a band, they'll get laid off. He's smart when it comes to industry stuff--he makes the record company foot the bill for all record-related expenses. I'm sure that was part of his negotiation with Universal--that they provide him a promotion budget... same with Sony--that's probably why we got such quality music videos from both Musicology & 3121. Well Te Amo and Black Sweat were high quality videos... Fury looked like a home movie uploaded to youtube, but by then the Universal relationship probably had soured. He makes gooo gobs of money touring... those Vegas 3121 shows grossed over 1/2 a million dollars each (2000 tix @ $312/ea = $624,000) And of course in 04, Musicology grossed what was it, 90 million? After reading the responses on here and thinking more about it, the only conclusion I can draw is that his personal life is what has taken its toll on him. As much as he wants folks to respect his privacy and keep his personal life out of the public eye... I really do think his breaks ups have been critical moments in his artistic career. Vanity, Susannah, Mayte, and Manuela--he invested A LOT of emotion and art into these women (think of how many songs were written with just them in mind) and when they leave it has not been on the best of terms... one must wonder how those songs sound to him now... Once inextricably linked to those women... She Loves Me 4 Me or Call My Name probably doesn't sound the same anymore. And poor Tamar... she got caught in the crossfire. Sunday in the Park, All Eye Want Is U, and Redhead Stepchild sounded like good tracks... hopefully her project will find a home. On 8/22/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Well guys maybe he's not having a bit of a breakdown, but think about it. > That's a big responsibility to carry. He's got band members to pay, keeping > Paisley running has got to cost. Changing those venues to Club 3121 costs. > I'm just > looking at it like, money is just going, and going. Be real there are only a > > few songs on 3121 that were getting any air play. Yet, he would come from > out > of nowhere announce a concert here or there, to which he knew his most > ardent > fans would go, no matter the cost. You know if that Purple Ticket > invitational > was open to the public, how many of you would have tired their best to get > there? Be truthful ? If we all had the money the place couldn't hold all of > us! > It also costs a pretty bit of change to distribute your own cds. > I'm going to give him the benifit of the doubt, and hope that whatever he's > going through will only make him a stronger person. I didn't start the > thread, > opnions were asked for so there's mine. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- NewPowerNewYork Mailing List website: Www.NPNY.Org ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe? Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED], in body place npny ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Questions/Help?: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
